This is one of my first video games of all time. So, I'm a little biased when I say it's one of the best games. While I haven't played the GOG version, I have many fond memories of playing this game. I still play it, actually, using my physical disk. I'm sure I will purchase the digital version in the future. This game is easy to learn, but hard to master. It won't hold your hand. It can be brutal. Enemies can be unrelenting, pirates merciless, and natural disasters, well, disastrous. While it is possible, self sufficiency is incredibly unrealistic in 1602. You'll need to rely on your enemies, and if they are available the free traders, for goods, as you will quickly learn that resources are incredibly scarce. This is an amazing game, not only in its genre, but overall. The money you spend on this game will be money well spent.
